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ILO News: International Labor Standards in Hong Kong to Be Continued

The 85th International Labor Conference announced that International labor Standards prevailing in Hong Kong prior to the transfer of sovereignty would be applied after 1 July 1997 by the Government of …

National Struggles in a Transnational Economy: A Critical Analysis of U.S. Labor’s Campaign against N.A.F.T.A.

This article (in 21 Lab. Stud. J. 3 (1997)) explores and evaluates American unions’ responses to NAFTA. In the wake of these responses and subsequent globalization, it identifies barriers separating …

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK PLC v. BENEDICT O. NBISIKE

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK PLC v. BENEDICT O. NBISIKE

P.C. IMOLOAME V. WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

P.C. IMOLOAME V. WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

Australia: Disability Discrimination Act 1992, No. 135, 1992

This is a legislative act of the Australian government. It prohibits discrimination based on one’s disability. Part 2, Division 1 concerns the prohibition of discrimination based on disability in the …

Commission of the European Communities v. France (June 30, 1988)

Commission of the European Communities v. France (June 30, 1988) France had implemented a system of separate recruitment according to sex for certain civil positions including the national police force. …

Australia: Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Company Pty Ltd [1986] HCA 1 (13 February 1986)

A worker (Plaintiff) was injured when a log fell off a truck while he was working with another person. Both workers used their own vehicles, their own equipment, and were …

Multinational Collective Bargaining: Myth or Reality

This classic article (in 9 Vand. J. Transnat’l L. 101 (1976)) examines the rise of the multinational corporations, multinational unions’ responses to globalization, and the changing role of labor law in …

Australia: Humberstone v Northern Timber Mills [1949] HCA 49; (1949) 79 CLR 389 (16 November 1949)

An Employee used his own vehicle for the same hours each day and delivered goods to a factory.  A truck fell on him and killed him instantly.  The issue was …

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